Chengdu University

• Location: Chengdu, China
• Year of foundation: 1978
• Language of instruction: Chinese, English
• Number of students: more than 25 000
• Type of education: mixed.

Chengdu University (CDU) is a public key higher education institution. Currently, the institution teaches 62 specialties of bachelor's degree, several degrees of master's and doctoral studies. About 24,000 full-time students study at the university, of which about 700 people are foreigners. The teaching staff includes 1500 full-time teachers, many of whom have higher degrees.

Education takes place on the basis of narrow-profile colleges and schools in the following areas:

• Engineering
• Electronic Information, Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Food, Biological Engineering
• Architecture, civil engineering
• Industrial tourism, culture
• Business
• Literature, journalism
• Foreign languages, cultures
• Marxism
• Jurisprudence
• Chinese Art
• Physical education
• Preclinical medicine, nursing
• Teacher Education
• Pharmaceutics
• Clinical Medicine
• Department of Foreign Education.

For students, a residential building is equipped, where foreign students are mainly accommodated. One room is shared by 2-4 people, sleeping rooms and workplaces are prepared for them. Common areas are dining rooms, kitchens with vending machines and household appliances, laundries, recreation areas, education. Daily rate per person: 50-70 yuan.

In the dining room you can find many dishes of different cuisines of the world. The room accommodates more than a hundred students.

The institution has several areas of extracurricular activities, in which events are regularly held:

• Dance performance show
• International Talent Competition
• Art group: music, dance, playing musical instruments
• Sports sections: volleyball, mini-football, sports dances, athletics, etc.

Students have the opportunity to participate in exchange programs with universities in France, the USA, South Korea, Malaysia, Canada, New Zealand and other countries. Some programs are designed for the period of summer holidays, most are aimed at intensive study of the English language and culture of the selected country.

The university has short-term group projects for foreign students. They are designed for 1-4 weeks: July or December.

• National accreditation
• Five Sichuan Education Awards
• National Innovation Award
• 93rd place in the list of Chinese universities
• The university is included in the 100 best national spaces
• More than 60 awards for scientific research
• Cooperation with 124 universities from 35 countries and regions.

The university is located in Chengdu, the central city of Sichuan Province. CDU is located next to the Qinglonghui Wetland Park, which covers a huge area. Convenient transport links thanks to Chengdu University Station on Subway Line 4 provide unlimited movement through the city and province.

The university covers an area of 738,300 square meters, of which about 300,000 are used for teaching, research, and administrative premises. The university library is quite large - covers an area of 48,000 square meters. m., has more than 5,000 seats in the reading room. The total collection is 2.2668 million paper books, more than 40,000 electronic periodicals.

The institution has modern gyms, open stadiums. The FISU World Summer Student Games Athletic Village is one of the main venues for sports competitions. On a huge area, residential, industrial, transport, international zones have been built.

The Athletic Village is located on a campus in the eastern part of downtown Chengdu, as well as:

• 46 km. from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in the southeast
• 26 km. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to the southwest.

Student dormitories, canteens, sports grounds, educational buildings, libraries were erected and repaired on the territory, apartments for international delegations were built.

CDU has an AIIIi Level Clinical Medical College, a subsidiary hospital. The university owns secondary, primary schools, kindergarten.

Important dates in the academic year:

• Fall Semester: Mid-September to End of January
• Winter Session: January
• Winter holidays: late January to mid-February
• Spring semester: February-July
• Summer Session: June-July
• Summer holidays: July-mid-September.

Students rest during the holidays, on national and public holidays.

Additional costs:

• Accommodation, meals
• Additional education: Chinese language courses, HSK (from beginner to advanced level), Chinese culture course, etc.
• Fees for books, study materials
• Medical care
• Transportation: 800–1200 yuan per minibus, 1,200–2000 yuan per bus per semester
• Fees, commissions, regular contributions
• Personal spending.

Requirements for admission to the bachelor's degree:

• Age – from 18 years
• Personal documents (passport/passport, visa, bank statement, health insurance, residence permit, etc.)
• High school diploma, transcript with grades not lower than "good" and analogue
• Personal statement about plans for study, self-realization
• Creative works for admission to the relevant disciplines
• HSK language proficiency test (not lower than level IV).

Requirements for future masters:

• Personal documents (passport/passport, visa, bank statement, health insurance, residence permit, etc.)
• Copy of the certificate, notarized copy of the highest academic degree
• Copy of undergraduate transcript
• Personal statement, including self-representation, education, purpose, plan of study in China
• Two letters of recommendation from associate professors
• HSK Certificate (Level IV) obtained within two years
• Creative works for admission to the relevant disciplines.

Application deadlines:

• Spring semester: November-December
• Fall semester: March-June.

CDU has prepared many scholarship programs for international students – from 3,000 to 7,000 yuan per semester for academic success.

• Chengdu Government Scholarships for International Students from Sister Cities – up to 25,000 yuan per year
• Chengdu Government Belt and Road Fellowships
• Scholarships for foreign teachers of chinese language: free tuition, accommodation, insurance, living allowance of 2500 yuan / month.
• Scholarships in the field of arts ASEAN: free tuition, accommodation, insurance. A living allowance is paid - 1400 yuan per month for undergraduate students, 1800 yuan per month for graduate students.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision